Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2007

Red Flag Warning 2, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

August 29, 2007

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this red flag warning at Aug 29, 2007, 11:04 PM PDT. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 29, 2007, 11:04 PM PDT (06:04 UTC)
Expired
Aug 30, 2007, 1:00 PM PDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS86 KMTR 300604
RFWMTR

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
1104 PM PDT WED AUG 29 2007

...SCATTERED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP FROM SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE BAY AREA LATE
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. INITIALLY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
LITTLE OR NO RAIN WILL MOVE INTO MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES
LATE TONIGHT. THE STORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE NORTH INTO THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA THURSDAY MORNING. RAINFALL WILL BE SPOTTY WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND MOST AREAS WILL RECEIVE BELOW .05 OF AN
INCH OF RAINFALL WITH THE STORMS. THE STORMS WILL DECREASE FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON THURSDAY.

CAZ209-210-301415-
/O.NEW.KMTR.FW.W.0002.070830T0604Z-070830T1900Z/
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-THE SALINAS VALLEY AND PINNACLES NM-
1104 PM PDT WED AUG 29 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PDT
THURSDAY.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS
MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL
PRODUCE ONLY SPOTTY RAINFALL AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE CRITICALLY
DRY FUELS. THE STORMS WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY DURING THE LATE
MORNING ON THURSDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. 

$$

CAZ205>208-265-274-275-301415-
/O.NEW.KMTR.FW.A.0002.070830T1300Z-070831T0000Z/
SONOMA AND MARIN COUNTIES-SAN FRANCISCO-THE EAST BAY HILLS-
SANTA CLARA COUNTY-NAPA COUNTY-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SAN MATEO HILLS-
1104 PM PDT WED AUG 29 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6
AM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

THE POTENTIAL FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. SPOTTY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH THE
STORMS...HOWEVER MOST PLACES WILL RECEIVE LESS THAN WETTING
RAINFALL. 

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

BRENCHLEY
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS86 KMTR 301212
RFWMTR

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
512 AM PDT THU AUG 30 2007

...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TODAY...

.AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
AND THE BAY AREA TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH SPOTTY LIGHT
RAIN ACCUMULATION WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS MONTEREY AND SAN
BENITO COUNTIES THIS MORNING. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN SURROUNDING THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA DURING THE DAY TODAY. MOST AREAS WILL RECEIVE
BELOW .10 OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL WITH THE STORMS. THE STORMS WILL
DECREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.

CAZ209-210-301900-
/O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070830T1900Z/
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-THE SALINAS VALLEY AND PINNACLES NM-
512 AM PDT THU AUG 30 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY FOR
FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO
COUNTIES.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS MONTEREY AND SAN
BENITO COUNTIES THIS MORNING. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE ONLY SPOTTY
RAINFALL LESS THAN .10 INCH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS. IN ADDITION...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
FROM ANY STORMS. THE STORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE
AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

CAZ205>208-265-274-275-301900-
/O.CON.KMTR.FW.A.0002.070830T1300Z-070831T0000Z/
SONOMA AND MARIN COUNTIES-SAN FRANCISCO-THE EAST BAY HILLS-
SANTA CLARA COUNTY-NAPA COUNTY-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SAN MATEO HILLS-
512 AM PDT THU AUG 30 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE THREAT OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.

THE THREAT FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THIS
MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTH BAY AND INTO THE EAST AND NORTH BAY BY
AFTERNOON. ANY STORMS WILL PRODUCE LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL
ACCUMULATION AND POSSIBLE ERRATIC WIND GUSTS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

BRENCHLEY
000 
WWUS86 KMTR 301858
RFWMTR

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
1158 AM PDT THU AUG 30 2007

...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE DISTRICT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE
DISTRICT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LIGHT
RAIN ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF MONTEREY
AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES TROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE STORMS
ARE WET IN NATURE...BUT SINGLE CELL STORMS AND THE MOST NORTHERN
STORMS STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DRY LIGHTNING.
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN MOSTLY OVER THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT.

CAZ205>208-265-274-275-302000-
/O.CAN.KMTR.FW.A.0002.000000T0000Z-070831T0000Z/
SONOMA AND MARIN COUNTIES-SAN FRANCISCO-THE EAST BAY HILLS-
SANTA CLARA COUNTY-NAPA COUNTY-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SAN MATEO HILLS-
1158 AM PDT THU AUG 30 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS CANCELED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH. 

THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED AS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
REMAINS WELL SOUTH. HOWEVER...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON BUT MOST OF THESE
STORMS WILL BE WET.

$$

CAZ209-210-302000-
/O.EXT.KMTR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070830T2000Z/
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-THE SALINAS VALLEY AND PINNACLES NM-
1158 AM PDT THU AUG 30 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED AS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUE TO TRAVERSE MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES. A MAJORITY
OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WET...BUT NORTHERN MOST STORMS HAVE
THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR DRY LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...ERRATIC WIND
GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM ANY STORMS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

MEHLE
000 
WWUS86 KMTR 301955
RFWMTR

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
1255 PM PDT THU AUG 30 2007


CAZ209-210-302100-
/O.EXP.KMTR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070830T2000Z/
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-THE SALINAS VALLEY AND PINNACLES NM-
1255 PM PDT THU AUG 30 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED OVER MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO
COUNTIES THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1
PM PDT. A FEW LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
EARLY EVENING.

$$

MEHLE

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 11:04 PM PDTFire Weather WatchMTRMadera, Mono, Riverside13 hr
Aug 30, 7:33 AM PDTMarine Weather StatementMTR5 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.